At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 30 Flight Engineer Andre Kuipers of the European Space Agency undergoes a leak check of his Russian Sokol launch and entry suit Dec. 9, 2011 as he prepare for launch Dec. 21 on the Soyuz TMA-03M spacecraft to the International Space Station with crewmates Soyuz Commander Oleg Kononenko and Flight Engineer Don Pettit of NASA.

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